ASTM D5118/D5118M-05a

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Designation:D5118/D5118M–05a
Standard Practice for
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Fabrication of Fiberboard Shipping Boxes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5118/D 5118M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope D 3953 Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel, and Seals
D 4727 Specification for Corrugated and Solid Fiberboard
1.1 This practice covers the fabrication of new fiberboard
Sheet Stock (Container Grade) and Cut Shapes
boxes, liners and sleeves.
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2.2 Federal Specifications:
1.2 This practice points out the factors and components that
CID A-A-59692 Adhesives, Water-Resistant (For Closure
must be controlled in the manufacture of corrugated and solid
of Fiberboard Boxes)
fiberboard boxes, liners and sleeves.
FED-STD-123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
1.3 This practice does not cover the adequacy of fiberboard
MIL-STD-129 Military Marking for Shipment and Storage
containers under all conditions of exposure to atmosphere,
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2.3 Code of Federal Regulations:
handling, shipping and storage.
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1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
2.4 Other Publications:
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the
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National Motor Freight Classification
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
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Uniform Freight Classification
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must
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Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
be used independently of the other. Combining values from the
two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
3. Terminology
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.1 Definitions of terms relating to packaging are found in
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Terminology D 996.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4. Significance and Use
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4.1 Corrugated and solid fiberboard boxes, sleeves and
liners are used to unitize products into packages of size and
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
protect the contents against environmental, handling, shipping,
D 685 Practice for Conditioning Paper and Paper Products
and storage conditions.
for Testing
4.2 This practice covers some of the basic constructions and
D 996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-
styles of commercially available fiberboard packaging used to
ments
unitize and protect contents.
D 1974 Practice for Methods of Closing, Sealing, and
4.3 Use of Other Specifications—Nothing in this practice
Reinforcing Fiberboard Boxes
shall be construed to prohibit the use of boxes of special design
D 2658 Test Method for Determining Interior Dimensions
or of fiberboard packages identified by package number in the
of Fiberboard Boxes (Box Gage Method)
current Uniform Freight Classification and National Motor
D 3950 Specification for Strapping, Nonmetallic (and Join-
FreightClassificationwhenintheexperienceandjudgementof
ing Methods)
the purchaser, the nature of the articles or material to be
D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
shipped justifies such boxes or packages. Some commodities
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D10 on Packaging
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and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.27 on Paper and Paperboard Available from Standardization Documents, Order Desk, Bldg. 4, Section D,
Products. 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, attn: NPODS.
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Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2005. Published November 2005. Originally Available from National Motor Freight Classification, Inc., 2200 Mill Road,
approvedin1990.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin2005asD 5118/D 5118M – 05. Alexandria, VA 22314.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Available from National Railroad Freight Committee, 151 Ellis Street, N.E.,
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Suite 260, Atlanta, GA 30335–6021.
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D5118/D5118M–05a
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